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Some of the most elegant addresses in all of Atlanta are found in this wealthy enclave. Sprawling mansions that occupy 2- to 10-acre lots are home to some of the city's most prominent residents. They were shocked last month when a massive Halloween party exploded in their midst. More than 1,000 p...
12/01/2009
Pfizer Abandons Connecticut Town Taxpayers of New London, Conn., feel cheated by pharmaceutical giant.  http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=9100902
11/17/2009
In early 2008, work on the project slowed, Ms. Jeffries recalls. People started asking for their money back, "and the builders weren't giving it to them," she says. In her office, located in the basement of a model home, she started receiving calls from disgruntled subcontractors complaining they...
11/16/2009
Can't pay the mortgage? You still might be able to stay in your home. Government-controlled mortgage company Fannie Mae is going to give borrowers on the verge of foreclosure the option of renting their homes for a year.Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/05/fannie-mae-deed-for-le...
11/05/2009
A new report from the Congressional Budget Office attempts to put a number on the amount of money the government has poured into the housing market. Considering the complexities associated with the bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, this actually isn't as easy as it sounds. But, the final -- ...
11/04/2009
AND NOW, A WORD FROM THE ECONOMY HERSELF http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfYdh-l01zI
11/04/2009
The mortgage principal and interest payments will be reduced by up to 30% for borrowers qualified for PRP, which replaces Fannie's HomeSaver Forbearance program. PRP reduces the payments by 30% rather than the previous 50% under HomeSaver Forbearance, because permanent solutions are closer to 30%...
10/27/2009
The national median home price are now a very affordable $174,100 median home price. Here in Knoxville Tennessee median price is in the $140's. with low interest rates buyers should be able to get the home of there dreams. *All areas are metropolitan statistical areas (MSA) as defined by the US O...
10/20/2009
While plenty of Tennessee newcomers dream of standing ovations at the Grand Ole Opry, not everyone can be Toby Keith or Faith Hill. But those who are still waiting to make it big can count on keeping more of their paychecks from the day job: Tennessee has no personal income tax on wages and salar...
10/20/2009
(Reuters) - The U.S. Internal Revenue Service is probing more than 100,000 doubtful claims of a tax credit meant for first-time home buyers, the Wall Street Journal reported on its website on Tuesday. The $8,000 tax credit for first-time home buyers under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Ac...
10/19/2009
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